ADDITIONAL NOTES:renewed through the 2017-18 season (the show's 16th of 35 episodes) on 7/30/16

DESCRIPTION:(from HBO's press release, July 2016) HBO has renewed REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER through 2018, with season 15 scheduled for 2017, and season 16 scheduled for 2018, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO programming. Currently averaging 4.4 million viewers, REAL TIME is enjoying its most-watched season since the show's 2003 debut season. "Bill Maher's fearless and irreverent insights make him an important voice of common sense," noted Bloys. "We are happy to extend our partnership and continue to provide him with the same uncensored forum that he's enjoyed on the network since the late '80s." "As long as Washington keeps serving up crazy, we'll be there to push it around the plate," says Maher. "In these turbulent, uncertain times, I can't think of anything more important than me being on TV."